The "Utah Birds" web site strives to cover a broad
spectrum of subjects dealing with birds and birding in Utah. It is meant
as a resource to anyone interested in birds. For the beginning birder it
offers information about birding organizations, hotlines, the best
birding places, as well as information about the birds themselves,
including a great number of pictures. For the avid birder, this
web site provides the latest information about bird sightings, through
the state and local hotlines, sighting reports, and a way to be in touch
with other birders. For the ornithologist or serious student of birds,
there is a complete listing of rare bird sighting in Utah, archives of
the records of the Utah Bird Records Committee as well as the records
presently being reviewed, and a search function to help sift through the
more than 40,000 web site files.

This
website is sponsored by the "Utah County Birders," a birding group from
the north-central part of Utah. Funding for the website comes through the Utah County
Birders organization with donations from and the Salt Lake Birders and
Utah Ornithological Society.

Founder:Weldon Whipple
initially
setup the website and list serves for the Utah County Birders (around
1997). He maintained the integrity of the website and the list
serves (did the work that required brains and ability) for about eight
years. His work was essential to the creation and development of
this website.

The Webmaster:
Most of the collecting of information, creating and updating pages,
managing the e-mail hotlines, posting, writing up stuff like this not to
mention misspelling, mis-linking AND correcting the mistakes is done by Milt
Moody, the webmaster.

The Assistant Webmaster:
Joining the staff (in 2004),
Eric Huish maintains the state calendar, the Utah County Birderswebsite
screening and forwarding hotline messages submitted through the website. He is playing an
ever increasing roll in keeping the website up-to-date and running
smoothly, providing timely birding information for Utah.

Hotline Highlights Report & Facebook Page Specialist:
In February 2010, Leena Rogers
joined the staff as the compiler and editor of the "Hotline Highlights"
report which summarizes the rare and interest birds that are being seen
throughout Utah. She is also in charge of the Utah County Birders
Facebook page.

We hope that the "Utah Birds" website can
contribute to the
knowledge of birds and bird life in Utah.

Other
contributors:A lot of the substance of this website
comes from those who send in bird sighting to the hotlines which ends up in reports
and databases on the website. Also of great help are those who
submit records to the Utah
Bird Records Committee who are continually reviewing
sight records of rare birds and providing information that is posted on this website.
A great debt of gratitude is due to the photographers who have sent in a
huge number of interesting, beautiful and down right amazing
pictures of birds which end up in the Photo Gallery, Photos of the Month, and Feature Pages. There are many others who
have helped out, now and then, whose contributions are much appreciated.